Geert Wilders was refused entry to the United Kingdom in 2009. A sitting Dutch MP and leader of the Party for Freedom (PVV), he had travelled to screen his film Fitna in Parliament. Because the film, and Wilders, are critical of Islam, our government judged his visit to be threatening to community security and public order, and he was turned away at Heathrow. Since then, his message has become more mainstream within the UK, and more urgent for all of Europe to hear.

Earlier this year, Eva Vlaardingerbroek, a Dutch right-wing activist, had her UK entry clearance revoked, after her presence was deemed not conducive to the public good, possibly owing to her promotion of the ‘Great Replacement’ theory.

West’s influence over millions is indisputable: he can draw massive crowds of fans who sing along, chant his words and defend his anti-Semitic arguments online

West’s influence over millions is indisputable: he can draw massive crowds of fans who sing along, chant his words and defend his anti-Semitic arguments online

In 2010, Dr Zakir Naik, an Indian preacher who had defended and praised Osama bin Laden, was banned from entering Britain. Of Bin Laden, he is reported to have said ‘If he is terrorising the terrorists, if he is terrorising America the terrorist, the biggest terrorist, I am with him.’ (Naik claimed he made the comments before 9/11 and is a non-violent enemy of extremism.)

Pamela Geller and Robert Spencer, American anti-Islam activists, found themselves excluded in 2013. Their record of producing anti-Islam material was deemed not conducive to the public........

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